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upgrading RAM of my HP DV6226tx?

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Hello friends,
I've HP DV6226tx. it has 1gb ram only.
Can i upgrade ram further?

if yes, wht's the cost of 1 gb and 2 gb further? if possible, in indian market?

Also, i want to know if i can upgrade my hdd and cost of same?
 
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Depends. If its DDR2 RAM, you get some good RAM sticks dirt cheap. You just have to know what RAM your board takes.
 
MRCL said:
Depends. If its DDR2 RAM, you get some good RAM sticks dirt cheap. You just have to know what RAM your board takes.
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yes. it's ddr2.
 
it depends if the laptop has 2x 512mb sticks of ram or 1x 1gb stick if its the 512mb sticks you have to buy 2x1gb sticks or a single 2gb stick and if its the 1gb stick you will need to get another 1gb stick

and remember if its a laptop it has to be ddr2 so-dimm or it wont fit

run a program called cpuz and it should tell you.
 
Geofrancis said:
it depends if the laptop has 2x 512mb sticks of ram or 1x 1gb stick if its the 512mb sticks you have to buy 2x1gb sticks or a single 2gb stick and if its the 1gb stick you will need to get another 1gb stick

and remember if its a laptop it has to be ddr2 so-dimm or it wont fit

run a program called cpuz and it should tell you.
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check screenshot plz..thx.
 

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its 1gb in dual channel that means there is 2x 512mb sticks so you will need to get a pair of 1gb sticks to have 2gb
 
Geofrancis said:
its 1gb in dual channel that means there is 2x 512mb sticks so you will need to get a pair of 1gb sticks to have 2gb
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so i need to give dual 1gb and get 2*1 gb or keep those 1gb dual too?

cost of 1gb/1*2gb?
 
yea you have to remove the 2 x 512mb sticks as the laptop only has 2 slots
 
so i can upgrade upto maximum 2gb from 1gb? :(
any idea of cosT including replacing 2+512 or excluding it?

Thanks.
 
a_ump said:
https://www.memory-up.com/Memory/HPPavilionNotebooks9069.html

according to that u can install 4gb(2x2gb) but you'll only end up with 3.25gb. hum didn't find any good india sites, maybe someone else will.
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They are probably right, 'cause I have 4 gigs in my wife's DV9005 and HP said max was 2 gigs. Works like a charm.:)

Just installed a Western Digital Scorpio Black 250gig 7200rpm drive and the wife wanted to know why it turns on faster...Hee Hee. Next, is the CPU upgrade! And, then 64 bit OS install.:)
 
95Viper said:
They are probably right, 'cause I have 4 gigs in my wife's DV9005 and HP said max was 2 gigs. Works like a charm.:)

Just installed a Western Digital Scorpio Black 250gig 7200rpm drive and the wife wanted to know why it turns on faster...Hee Hee. Next, is the CPU upgrade! And, then 64 bit OS install.:)
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ok. i'll upgrade to 3gb probably..if u know cost, plz post.

can i upgrade cpu and hdd too?
 
You probably have two slots in that laptop.
Right now with 1 gig - slot one has a 512meg and slot two has 512meg = 1 gig
You will want to go with either 1gig+1gig= 2gig or 2gig+2gig=4gig, so it will be in dual channel
It is a little quicker in dual channel.
Here is a pdf at HP to show how to do the replacement:http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00829345.pdf

As far as the cost,check these, you will need two, keep that in mind(looks like they only sell them individually).
http://cgi.ebay.in/HP-Compaq-2-GB-800MHz-PC2-6400-DDR2-Laptop-Memory-RAM_W0QQitemZ170340127855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_203?hash=item27a910146f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A25
http://hporiginals.com/productdetail.aspx?productTitle=HP%202GB%20800%20MHz%20PC2-6400%20DDR2%20SODIMM%20Memory
http://hporiginals.com/productdetail.aspx?productTitle=HP%201GB%20800%20MHz%20PC2%206400%20DDR2%20SODIMM%20Memory

I have no information on these sellers, but it may give you idea of the cost, at least.
You may want to shop around to see if you can get a better deal.:)
 
what do u recommand me according to my notebook?

i should go for 2gb+1g or 1+1 or 2+2.

which will be better?

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can i upgrade cpu and hdd too?
 
my general rule is 1gb of ram per cpu core so if you have a dual core 2gb should be fine.
 
Should i replace one 512 with 2gb or replace both 512 with 1gb, so total 2gb?

3 GB will give better performance according to my laptop specs as it's only 1.66 c2d. my hardware eng. adviced me that 2 gb will be ok, 3 gb wont make any difference on my laptop.
 
2GB Transcend DDR2 for 1450/- and 2GB ZION DDR2 for 1550/- INR.
Which one i should buy?
Both have 2-3yrs warranty.
 
Oh boy!! far away . let me check at nehru place . delhi how much they give ram for .
well what you think about 3 gb- 2gb +1gb will it work and show the full ram or there will be a problem ?? and then can I use a 64bit on that laptop?? please reply
I recenty extended my warranty for 1yr by payng rs.4600 . HP called me and said only selected customers are getting this .
 
I've bought transcend 2GB ddr2 ram for 1450/- INR.
Please check screenshot if it's ok.
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yes everything is good to go. 2GB of dual channel, settings are the same as the SPD's so you are ready to enjoy your investment.
 
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